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FDA sounds alarm on dangers of antacid drugs

May 26, 2010 in GERD | 13 comments

In a shockingly rare example of the FDA actually doing its job, a report was issued on Tuesday cautioning against the prolonged use of a class of acid stopping drugs called proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). Who knows, maybe someone at the FDA read my series on heartburn and GERD, especially this article and this one detailing the dangers of acid stopping drugs? This is a really big deal. PPIs are one of the most popular classes of drugs ...
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FDA approves drug for the annoyingly cheerful

May 3, 2010 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

I came across this video yesterday, and it cracked me up so much I had to share it. Just to be clear, especially for those unfamiliar with The Onion, this is a spoof. A joke. But like all good comedy, it contains more than a grain of truth. We're not far from this today, in an age where any and every symptom is aggressively medicated with little regard for determining or addressing the underlying cause of ...
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